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Young Girls Floral Ensemble, 1939 Worlds Fair
Located in New York, NY
Charming Young Girls Floral Ensemble from the 1939 Worlds Fair comprising cotton floral dress and
Category
1930s American Children
Trylon Perisphere Novelty Purse, 1939 World's Fair
Located in New York, NY
Rare Trylon Perisphere Novelty Purse, made of custom created tapestry for the 1939 World's Fair. 6
Category
1930s American Novelty Bags
Pair of 1939 World's Fair Capital & Labor Turquoise Souvenir Ceramic Plates
By Homer Laughlin
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of 1939 World's Fair Homer Laughlin Glazed Ceramic Souvenir Plates. Featuring two Aqua, glazed
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
1939 World's Fair Plaster Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A modernist, molded plaster table lamp in the style of Francis Elkins, fabricated in the 2010s by Ismay and Company San Francisco. With an acrylic base, polished nickel hardware, and...
Category
2010s Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$995 Sale Price
20% Off
1939 World’s Fair NYC, 1000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects
By Harry Lane
Located in New York, NY
1,000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair
Harry Lane (1891
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Plaster, Photographic Paper
1939 World's Fair Finnish Pavilion Coffee Table by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Philadelphia, PA
World's Fair. The table has a solid teak top on laminated maple legs, it retains it's original customs
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
NYC 1939 World's Fair 5 - 8 x 10 photographs Mid 20th Century WPA Architectural
Located in New York, NY
NYC 1939 World's Fair 5 - 8 x 10 photographs Mid 20th Century WPA Architectural
Underwood and
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
1, 000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair
By Ilya Bolotowsky
Located in New York, NY
1,000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair.
Ilya Bolotowsky
Category
1930s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Canvas, Plaster, Oil
1, 000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair
By Chester Beach
Located in New York, NY
1,000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair is available for
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Canvas, Oil, Photographic Paper
Frosted Cobalt Blue 1939 World Fair Bottle Lamp Base by Sarsaparilla, 20 Availab
By Cvv Vianne
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Re-edition frosted cobalt blue 1939 World Fair bottle lamp base made by Sarsaparilla. The lamp base
Category
Vintage 1980s American Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
$129 Sale Price / item
40% Off
NYC 1939 World's Fair Mural Study American Scene WPA Modern Mid 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
NYC 1939 World's Fair Mural Study American Scene WPA Modern Mid 20th Century
Eugene Savage (1883
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Monumental 1939 World’s Fair Heraldic Panel of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
By Gilbert Bayes
Located in Morristown, NJ
Monumental 1939 World’s Fair Heraldic Panel of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick. Sculpted by
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Original Vintage New York 1939 World's Fair Set of 3 Posters by Staehle/Atherton
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This striking and rare set of three original posters was created for the 1939 New York World's Fair
Category
1930s Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Original 1939 New York World's Fair Poster by John Atherton
Located in Boca Raton, FL
blue floating earth, was created for the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. The poster, by John Atherton
Category
1930s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Neo Art Deco 1939 New York World's Fair DC-3 Airplane Lamp Derico, Rick Ramírez
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Reedition 1939 World's Fair Airplane Art Deco Lamp based on the DC-3 passenger plane and the 1939
Category
Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$1,077 Sale Price
40% Off
Original Vintage New York World's Fair 1939 Poster by Joseph Binder Medium Forma
By Joseph Binder
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This poster, by Joseph Binder for the 1939 World’s Fair Poster features in the centermost portion
Category
1930s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
A Glass Table, Pittsburgh Plate Glass, 1930s
By Pittsburg Plate Glass
Located in Palm Desert, CA
been included in the Glass House for the 1939 World's Fair hosted by New York City in Flushing Meadow
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Tables
Materials
Brass
Set of Three Awa Odori Ceramic Dancing Figures
Located in Hanover, MA
Takahashi Keiten for the 1939 World's Fair representing the traditional Awa Odori festival dancers.
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Brutalist Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
Rudy Giuliani
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
Giuliani in the Blue Room.
He bought his first camera at the 1939 World's Fair for 39 cents, but he
Category
1990s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Donald Deskey Andirons for Bennett, Nickel Chrome, Wrought Iron, Signed
By Donald Deskey
Located in New York, NY
Trylon sphere exhibited at 1939 World's Fair. Both wrought iron shanks are signed Bennett and have an
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron, Nickel
Original Vintage Travel Poster New York World's Fair 1939 World Of Tomorrow
By Joseph Binder
Located in London, GB
lettering reading: New York World's Fair The World of Tomorrow 1939. Very good condition, minor staining
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Advertising Poster New York World's Fair 1939 World Of Tomorrow
By Joseph Binder
Located in London, GB
lettering reading: New York World's Fair The World of Tomorrow 1939. Good condition, restored tears, small
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Donald Deskey Fireplace Tools in Brass & Iron Tripod Stand
By Donald Deskey
Located in Hanover, MA
exhibited at 1939 World's Fair.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Brass, Steel, Wrought Iron
Vintage Patinated Brass Sculptural Andirons by Donald Deskey
By Donald Deskey
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gottscho's 1939 "Trylon and Perisphere" exhibited at the 1939 World's Fair, the bulbous, orb-form iron bases
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster New York Worlds Fair 1939 Large
By John Atherton
Located in London, GB
the title text running diagonally in stylised blue and yellow letters - New York World's Fair 1939
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
"Monarch Air" Sculpture by Bay Area Blacksmith William Roan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
transformed into the site of the 1939 World’s Fair, officially known as the Golden Gate International
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Steel
1939 Art Deco New York Worlds Fair Platinum & Gem set Charm
Located in Chicago, IL
Very Scarce Art Deco 1939 New York Worlds Fair Charm, featuring the famous Trylon and Perisphere
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Charm Bracelets
Materials
Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, Platinum
Original Vintage Poster New York World Fair 1939 Fireworks Art Deco Staehle
Located in London, GB
text above in blue and yellow letters - New York World's Fair 1939. Artwork by the American designer
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
J.C. Menihan Untitled Carved Brick Wall Hanging
By John C. Menihan
Located in Long Island City, NY
1939 World's Fair in New York. His work is represented in the collections of the British Museum in
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay, Polyester
Art Deco 1939 New York Worlds Fair Collectible Salt & Pepper Shakers
Located in San Diego, CA
A unique and rare Art Deco salt & peppershakers from the 1939 New York Worlds fair great deign
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
"Orpheus Over the Globe, " Important Mural Study for 1939-1940 NY World's Fair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
painted for the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. Beck also painted a WPA mural for the Post Office in
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Paper
1939 Aino & Alvar Aalto Chair for Finnish Pavilion at World's Fair by Wilhelm
By Aino Aalto, Alvar Aalto
Located in Philadelphia, PA
for the World's Fair in New York. This chair was presented as part of his vision. The chair was
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Birch
Unique Cast Iron Leaf Platter: A Possible Prototype with Historic Design Roots
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
iron. The design originates from a model in cast brass plate that was exhibited at the 1939 World
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Iron
Kenneth Thompson 'Aviation Building for 1939 New York World's Fair'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Poster featuring a proposed design of the Aviation Building for the New York World's Fair in 1939
Category
20th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
Holocaust Memorial Oil Painting Judaica Rabbi Composed of Figures Artists Frame
By Maurice Newman
Located in Surfside, FL
Children's Museum in Boston, the 1939 World's Fair in New York, and the Essex Institute in Salem.
He studied
Category
1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
UNTITLED
By Morris Shulman
Located in Portland, ME
National Academy of Design in New York from 1931 to 1934. He had his first exhibition at the 1939 World
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Casein
Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1950/1960s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Rare Shelf, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Shelves
Materials
Birch
Model 330 Pendant, Alvar Aalto, Valaistustyö, 1950s
By Valaistustyö, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Donald Deskey Andirons and Wall Mounted Fireplace Tools by Bennett
By Bennett Co., Donald Deskey
Located in Hanover, MA
inspired by the Trylon sphere exhibited at 1939 World's Fair. Both wrought iron shanks are signed Bennett
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Rare Nesting Tables, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Ta...
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
Model A70 Club Table, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas, 1940/1950
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Birch
Coffee Table, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Birch, Teak
6 Art Deco 1939 New York World's Fair RCA Radio Advertising Cocktail Glasses Set
Located in San Diego, CA
New York World's Fair. These are Tom Collins or Zombie glasses. Each have the wonderful logo on the
Category
Vintage 1930s American Barware
Materials
Glass
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
War Time Table, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1940s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
Category
Vintage 1940s Children's Furniture
Materials
Birch
Round Dining Table, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Birch, Paint
Model 402 Armchair, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1940/50s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Birch
Pair of Model 60 Stools, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1960s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
(1939) World's Fairs.
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Model 330 Table, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1950/1960s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
Category
Vintage 1960s Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Model 401 Armchairs, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
) World's Fairs.
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Birch
Model HB96 Chest of Drawers, Alvar Aalto, 1930s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto founded Artek, a well
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Early Side Table, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
(1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto founded Artek, a well-known Finnish furniture and lighting
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Birch, Oak
Alvar Aalto Coffee Table, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Birch
Model DL82 Drop-leaf Table, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustytehdas Ab
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
New York (1939) World's Fairs.
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Birch
Model 112b Shelf, Alvar Aalto, 1930/1940s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto founded Artek, a well-known Finnish furniture and lighting company
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Shelves
Materials
Birch, Paint
Model 112b Shelf, Alvar Aalto, 1950/1960s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Shelves
Materials
Birch
1960s Hard Edge Oil on Canvas by Modernist Artist Henry Kallem
By Henry Kallem
Located in Minneapolis, MN
. Kallem exhibited widely including the 1939 World's Fair.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
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Find many varieties of an authentic 1939 world fair available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, paper and wood, every 1939 world fair was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a 1939 world fair — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each 1939 world fair bearing Art Deco, Folk Art or Industrial hallmarks is very popular. Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller and Alvar Aalto each produced at least one beautiful 1939 world fair that is worth considering.
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